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<p>Globally, the estimates suggest that there are 170 new cases of traffic pollution-related asthma per 100,000 children every year, and 13% of childhood asthma cases diagnosed each year are linked to traffic pollution. The country with the highest proportion of traffic pollution-attributable childhood asthma incidence was South Korea (31%), the UK ranked 24th out of 194 countries, the US 25th, China 19th, and India 58th.</p>

<p>Social network data of tuberculosis (TB) patients could explain the source and pattern of disease spread. A review of the published literature highlights that social network data could identify hidden

<p>Farmers in the North West Himalayan region generally practise rainfed agriculture and have very limited scope for irrigation. Water scarcity is a major constraint for crop production in these areas.<a

<p>Biodiversity of insects is threatened worldwide. Here, we present a comprehensive review of 73 historical reports of insect declines from across the globe, and systematically assess the underlying drivers.<a

<p>On an assignment to produce videos promoting Cross River gorilla conservation to indigenous communities in Nigeria and Cameroon, I invited community members to join me. I followed decolonising and feminist

<p>The tropics have suffered substantial forest loss, and elevated deforestation rates have been closely linked to large-scale land acquisitions(LSLA). Having a timely and accurate understanding of global

<p>Polythene is the most widely used plastic around the globe. Among the total plastic waste generated, polythene contributes the maximum share (64%).<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/rhizosphere-soil-Avicennia-fungi.pdf"

<p>Measles, a highly contagious viral infection, is in various respects the perfect example of a threat to health that respects neither aspirations nor boundaries between developed and developing countries.<a

<p>One of the first multicenter randomized trials was the British Medical Research Council (MRC) streptomycin trial. From the first meeting of the special committee to &ldquo;plan trials of streptomycin

<p>Open-pit mine is still an unavoidable activity but can become unsustainable without the restoration of degraded sites.<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/opencast_mining_restoration.pdf"

<p>Aerosol pH is difficult to measure directly but can be calculated if the chemical composition is known with sufficient accuracy and precision to calculate the aerosol water content and the H+ concentration

<p>People live longer in countries that became democracies from 1970 to 2015 finds this new global study published in the journal Lancet. It states that democracy reduced chances of dying from &mdash; heart diseases, cirrhosis, stroke and road accidents. Free and fair elections appear important for improving adult health&hellip; most likely by increasing government accountability and responsiveness says the study.</p>

<p>Most large carnivore populations currently occur in heterogeneous landscapes, with source populations embedded in a matrix of human-dominated habitats.<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/dhole-metapopulation-India.pdf"

<p>The northern part of India, adjoining the Himalaya, is considered as one of the global hot spots of pollution because of various natural and anthropogenic factors. Throughout the year, the region is

<p>Skin barrier dysfunction has been reported in both atopic dermatitis (AD) and food allergy (FA). However, only one-third of patients with AD have FA.<a href="http://www.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/files/file/Skin-barrier-dysfunction.pdf"